ANOTHER Alleged Chinese Agent Cozied Up to ANOTHER Dem Lawmaker

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An alleged Chinese Agent grew his connections to Rep. Tom Suozzi (D., N.Y.) and gave him maximum campaign contributions in 2015.

Suozzi, who is running for governor of New York, reportedly met multiple times with Fan “Frank” Liu, the creator of a company called the World Harmony Foundation. Federal prosecutors on Wednesday accused Liu of spying on 3 pro-democracy protestors as a component of a “transnational repression scheme” to silence critics of the Chinese Communist Party.

Suozzi is not referenced in the charges against Liu, and both do not appear to have particularly solid ties. However, their interactions might increase worries that Liu cozied up to the congressman on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party. Liu touted his communications with Suozzi on his organization’s website, which suggests he may have used the meetings to provide him with an air of legitimacy.

Chinese spies have actually targeted other Democratic House members, for example, Rep. Eric Swalwell and Senator Diane Feinstein were both compromised… Suozzi serves on the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, which keeps track of human civil liberties abuses in the country.

Liu, that also operates a media company called Congress Web TV, met Suozzi at three occasions considering that 2020. Suozzi presented Liu with an award at an event in August 2021. Liu and his daughter went to a fundraiser for Suozzi on Sept. 30, 2021, where Suozzi was photographed giving an honor to the younger Liu. Liu gave maximum campaign contributions for Suozzi’s general and primary election campaigns the very same day, according to Federal Election Commission records. The World Harmony Foundation posted one more video clip of Liu offering a “Distinguished Harmony Award” to Suozzi at one of his project events earlier this month.

Liu was actively helping the Chinese government throughout this period. According to prosecutors, he began dealing with a Florida-based private detective named Matthew Ziburis in January 2021 to stalk and surveil three anti-CCP dissidents. Liu received orders from Qiang Sun, an exec at a Chinese technology company linked to the Beijing government.

Liu as well as Ziburis allegedly attempted to pay off an IRS worker for the tax returns of an artist, Chen Weiming, that produced a sculpture of Chinese president Xi Jinping as a coronavirus particle. They also connected monitoring devices to Chen’s vehicle. Chen’s sculpture was installed in the Mojave Desert, only to be damaged by arson in July 2021.

Liu and also Ziburis tracked two other CCP movie critics, one in Indiana and one more in the San Francisco location. The latter seems to be Arthur Liu, a lawyer whose little girl competed for Team USA at the Beijing Olympics.

Fan Liu received even more than $3 million in settlements from a Hong Kong-based savings account, prosecutors said.

District attorneys revealed charges on Wednesday against another Chinese operative accused of snooping on a U.S. House candidate in New York that helped arrange the Tiananmen Square protest in 1989. Qiming Lin, a former police officer in China’s domestic spy company, is accused of hiring a personal investigator to produce a sex detraction against the candidate, determined as Xiong Yan. Yan is running as a Democrat for a seat on Long Island.

Suozzi’s office did not reply to a request for comment. He is running against Gov. Kathy Hochul (D., N.Y.). The Washington Free Beacon reported that Hochul recently offered the keynote speech for the China General Chamber of Commerce, a New York-based trade group funded by Chinese businesses under sanctions.

H/T The Washington Free Beacon

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